Dominican Republic formalizes contribution to UN for force to combat gangs in Haiti

Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic formalized this Friday before the United Nations a contribution of 20 million dollars for the financial support that the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) will receive, which has begun to deploy in Haiti to combat the armed gangs that plague that nation.

The country, bordering Haiti, will make an immediate contribution of 10 million dollars and a similar sum in 2027, reported the Dominican Foreign Ministry, in a document that accounts for the meeting today in New York of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Roberto Álvarez, with the United Nations Under-Secretary-General, Atul Khare. Chancellor Álvarez, accompanied by the permanent representative of the Dominican Republic to the UN, Wellington Bencosme, reiterated to Khare the "firm conviction" of the Government of Dominican President Luis Abinader, to support "decisively" the efforts of the international community in favor of stability, security and development in Haiti. "Durable peace in the neighboring nation is a strategic priority for the Dominican Republic and for the region as a whole," stated the Dominican foreign minister.

Solidarity and Leadership of the Dominican Republic

For his part, Khare thanked the solidarity and leadership demonstrated by the Dominican Republic, and highlighted the value of contributions like this for the effective functioning of the Trust Fund that the UN will implement for the sustainability of the GSF. On April 1st, Haiti received the first troops, from Chad, of the Gang Suppression Force created in 2025 by the United Nations.

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That day, the FSG said in a message on X that "a detachment of Chadian forces (...) arrived, marking the first deployment of troops from the expanded Gang Suppression Force," which replaces the Security Mission for Haiti (MMS), also created by the UN and which did not have the expected results in the fight against gangs. The UN Security Council ordered the formation of this force, with a total strength of 5,500 personnel, to combat armed gangs, which are the epicenter of a spiral of violence that caused the death of at least 5,500 people between March 2025 and mid-January 2026.